Weekend Reads v. 2.8.2024
Aah, my birthday month has arrived! And, yes, I have taken to celebrating the whole dang month because it sure does feel like a miracle to be alive some days. Particularly these days. This week, I saw a display of Halloween decor for sale (blasphemous), and the news gave me whiplash. Now, I sit before you welcoming a lazy weekend with open arms, so I shall forget the past few days completely!
What about you? What are your plans for August’s first weekend? If you find yourself lounging and in need of reading material, here are a few links from around the ol’ web. Enjoy!
A test: Are these skills you need as President of the United States or as a stepmom? (Accurate and LOL-worthy).
Is the human brain shrinking? This book (and any trip to the grocery store) will say, why, yes. Yes, it is. The reason may surprise you…it sure surprised me.
“The human brain, after growing for millions of years, has begun shrinking over the last ten thousand years or so. The cultural brain hypothesis predicts that such shrinkage is consistent with increased cultural innovation. Culture and our collective brain allow more people to survive even if individually they’re not particularly bright – they can get away with not always coming up with the best answers simply by copying what most other people are doing.” Source: this book via the always wonderful Rob Henderson.
How to make sense of all the labels and terms on a carton of eggs.
This Italian gymnast is sponsored by parmesan cheese. (!!)
So, you want to dress like a 1992 J.Crew catalog?
Your source for the most ridiculously clever (and expensive) home décor items. If you’re feeling brave, check out their party décor tab which features all the items you’ll need to create the perfect dinner party for 6 for cool $22,764.
This made me laugh — a “coastal grandmother playlist.” Why, of course the title image is of Diane Keaton living her best life in a Nancy Meyers film.
And these excerpts from letters written by Ernest Hemingway are delightful. This bit from a letter to his mother is my favorite:
My pants are so small every time I wiggle I think they are going to split. . .
P.S. My shirt buttons all fly off when I take a full Breath.
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